News & Notes - Aquarium honors employees; club participants recognized; McCrory announces ...

<p class=”bold allcaps”>N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher honors employees</p> <p>KURE BEACH | The <a href=”http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/topic13″><b>N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher</b></a> recently honored two employees – Casey Radley and Ryan Tomb – for making the aquarium a better place to work and visit.</p><p>Radley, the aquarium registrar, won the 2014 Sea Star Award for outstanding job performance. She started working at the aquarium in 2010 as an outreach instructor in the Education Department. She also served as a special activities instructor, working with summer campers and giving behind-the-scenes tours. </p><p>She became the registrar in August 2012. As registrar, Radley coordinates field trips, group visits and special event registration.</p><p>Tomb won the 2014 Customer Service Award for his positive attitude and impact on co-workers and visitors. He joined the aquarium team in 2013 as a security officer.</p><h3>Brigade Boys & Girls Club participants recognized</h3> <p>WILMINGTON | Brigade Boys & Girls Club recently received regional honors by Buffalo Wild Wings ALL STARS for the 2014 flag football season. </p><p>Club member Tyquan Williamson, a sixth-grade student at Williston Middle School, was honored as the Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year. </p><p>Tyquan was nominated based on his good attitude, humble spirit, athletic ability and respect for others. He also scored a touchdown in each game of the season, and helped lead his team to be runner-up in the Super Bowl, where he scored two touchdowns. </p><p>Vernaye Taggart was honored as the Southeast Regional Parent of the Year. Over the past three years, Taggart has played a very active role in the club. She has two children who attend the brigade and has volunteered with special events, assisted with homework, coached flag football, and assisted with the brigade’s cheerleading program. She also recruited the flag football coaches.</p><p>The winners were nominated by Mike Capps, Brigade Boys & Girls Club athletic director, and represent the Southeast Region.</p><h3>McCrory announces appointment of Shipley</h3> <p>WILMINGTON | The Office of Gov. Pat McCrory announced the appointment of Edward Shipley III of New Hanover County to the N.C. Capital Facilities Finance Agency board of directors.</p><p>Shipley works for Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, with a focus on commercial real estate transactions and real estate finance.</p><p>The board provides the benefits of tax-exempt financing to private institutions of higher education in North Carolina. The term length is four years.</p><p>To include your organization’s news, send items to New.Hanover@StarNewsOnline.com. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance of event.</p>

News & Notes - Aquarium honors employees; club participants recognized; McCrory announces ...